DIY Collagen-boosting Face Mask Using Ghee

As we get old, our skin loses its elasticity and its ability to produce collagen. Collagen is the most abundant protein in any animal's body. It is an insoluble structural protein.

There are several reasons as to why the collagen production levels of our skin go down. Lack of enough hydration is one of the main causes.

While there is no sure-fire way to slow down the ageing process, or to stop it all together, there are some ways to stop ageing from happening before it's time.

Try to look for creams and face washes with ingredients such as retinol, glycolic acids, and AHAs and BHAs.

There are also several home remedies you could try out. Mostly, the over-the-counter creams available can be quite expensive. And most people cannot afford them.

Although home remedies would take a lot more time to actually show any results, they would come at way less than half the price.

So, do try out this remedy and be patient. It has ingredients that cost very less and can be found easily in your kitchen. These ingredients are best known to boost the collagen production in the most natural way, without giving rise to side effects.

Ingredients Required: Two spoons of gheeAlmonds

Method Of Preparation & Application:

Soak the almonds in water overnight and peel off the skin in the morning. Put the almonds in a food processor to make a smooth paste. Mix two spoons of ghee into this paste. Apply it all over your face and massage all over.

Almond paste is great for gentle dead skin removal, a factor that is extremely important for anti-ageing face pack.

Removal of dead skin gives way for newer skin cells to appear and the skin looks a lot better and younger with no dead skin cells. It also adds a nice shine and refreshes the face.

Ghee is a clarified butter form used in India. It is great for anti-ageing as well, as it penetrates deep into the skin to provide hydration and moisture. You can use this face pack twice in a week.

For added benefits of ghee on your face, you can use it as a pre-bath face moisturiser.

Just rub ghee all over your face and massage in circular motions and leave it on for at least ten minutes for the ghee to work its action and get deep into the skin. Wash this off using your regular face wash.

We hope this post helps you. Do try out this home remedy and let us know in the comments section if it worked for you. For more remedies like this, keep checking Boldsky!